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incidental

[in-si-den-tl] / ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl /


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Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

But they couldn't get alternative rooms for two solicitors, though the email stressed the pair also took steps to avoid any "incidental contact".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

But what came out of that hardship—the self-reliance, the drive, the refusal to accept helplessness—wasn’t incidental to who they were.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Adams offered two incidental new piano pieces and one for string quartet containing his characteristic rhythmic excitement and melodic eloquence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

They bear only an incidental relationship to the landmasses that sit upon them.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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